Portable wardrobe.



J. LEININGER.

PORTABLE WARDROBB.

APPLICATION FILED mm1?, 1908.

Patented Feb. 15, 1910.

nununuummm FICE JOHN LEININGER, OF AKRON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO PHILIP ZLLEBS, 0F

- AKRON, OHIO.

PORTABLE WARDROBE.

Specification of Letters Patent. njjnted Feb, 15, 1910.

Application filed January 17, 1908. Serial No. 411,366.

To all' whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN LEININGER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Akron; in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Portable Wardrobes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a portable wardrobe formed of a flexible material such as canvas or leather or some imitation of these or similar materials.

The object of the invention -is to provide a covering for a coat or trousers hanger which can be readily carried from place to place, thus avoiding folding and crushing the coat and trousers by packing them in a suit cae-:e of the ordinary construction.

The invention consists also of the novel features of construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described, pointed out in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a sectional view through the flexible covering, the hanger being shown in front elevation, a coat and pair of trousers being shown in position in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a similar sectional view taken at right angles to Fig. 1, the neck portion of the cover being shown in elevation. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the hanger. Fig. 4 is an end view of the covering opened, and ready to be placed in position.

This invention consists essentially of four parts, a coat hanger A, a trousers supporter B, a flexible covering C, and a supporting hook D.

The hanger A is formed of wire and consists of a slightly curved front member 1 which at a central point is carried upwardly forming an upwardly extending U-shaped portion in the bow of which is a coil 2. At the ends the member 1 is bent rearwardly and downwardly as shown at 3 and the fastener is then completed by continuing the wire from the ends 3 as rear members 4 which extend upwardly and forwardly crossin each other opposite the bow portion of the ront member 1 and at their free ends the rear members 4 are bent into eyes 5 which engage opposite end portions of the front member 1. The wire thus bent to form the fastener A is braced and held in position by a comparatively wide meta-l plate 7, the upper end of which is hooked into the coil 2 and the lower end is engaged with the rear members 4 at their point of intersection, thus bracing both front and rear members and holding them in their proper position relative to each other. The members 4 aft-er being bent, or coiled, about the front members 1 are carried downwardly and support the substantially parallel wire members 9 which form the trousers holder.

The covering C is in the form of a rectangular bag opened at the upper end, the mouth of which is closed by a draw-string or band C.

The hook D is permanently connected to the coil 2 of the holder A and I prefer to make this hook of a thin fiat metal bar which'comprises a straight vertical member 10 having a downwardly inclined prong l1 at its upper end and which is bent down- Wardl and upwardly as shown at 12 and then heut upon itself to form an eye 13 throughwhich the coil 2 passes. The bar is then carried back parallel to the member 12 as shown at 14 and the lower front end 0f the member terminates in a downwardly extending prong 15.

In use the prongs 11 and 15 are brought into engagement with any suitable wall into which the prongs can be easily inserted, and the coat, vest and trousers are hung in place upon their respective holders, the trousers hanging downwardly within the coat. The cover C is then drawn up over the coat and holder and the draw-string C drawn and tied thus closing the mouth of the cover C about the bow portion of the holder covering the upper end portion of the plate v7 but leaving the coil or hanger 2 exposed.

The coat and trousers hanger with the various articles upon it can be easily transported from place to place.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device of the kind described comprising a one piece wire coat hanger having front and rear members, the front member having an upwardly extending bow portion terminating in a coil and the rear members intersecting, a brace extending from said coil to the oint of intersection, a flexible covering-fitting over said coat hanger, and means for drawing said covering about the bow ortion and securing the same immediate below the coil.

2. device of the kind descrlbed comprlsing a coat hanger baring a front member to the ring, a flexible covering fitting over bent centrally to form an u wardly extendsaid coat hanger and trousers supporter,

in U-shape portion, sai portion being and a draw string carried b the covering co1 ed to form a ringl at its upper end, the .Afor securing the same about t e coat hanger 15 5 rear members to sai( hanger crossing each adjacent the ring, the said ring projectlng other pposihte id bow plprtion, and being from the covering.

secure to t e ont mem er u on o osite sides of the bow portion, and zi) braciipplate JOHN LEININGER enga ing the ring and engaging the rear Witnesses: 10 mem ers, a trouser supporter dependino'! CHARLES HEBERICH,

from the front member, a wall hook secure WILLIAM MANTHEY. 

